Communicating with conscious mechanically ventilated critically ill patients: let them speak with deflated cuff and an in-line speaking valve!

Affiliations

¹ Department of Intensive Care, Medical Centre Leeuwarden, P.O. Box 888, 8901 BK, Leeuwarden, Netherlands. peteregbers@gmail.com.
² Department of Intensive Care, Medical Centre Leeuwarden, P.O. Box 888, 8901 BK, Leeuwarden, Netherlands.

Comment

Peter H Egbers et al. Crit Care. 2017.

. 2017 Jan 10;21(1):7.

doi: 10.1186/s13054-016-1587-8.

¹ Department of Intensive Care, Medical Centre Leeuwarden, P.O. Box 888, 8901 BK, Leeuwarden, Netherlands. peteregbers@gmail.com.
² Department of Intensive Care, Medical Centre Leeuwarden, P.O. Box 888, 8901 BK, Leeuwarden, Netherlands.

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Freedom of speech for all critically ill patients: work in progress.
Tuinman PR, Ten Hoorn S. Tuinman PR, et al. Crit Care. 2017 Feb 8;21(1):27. doi: 10.1186/s13054-017-1608-2. Crit Care. 2017. PMID: 28173826 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Communicating with conscious and mechanically ventilated critically ill patients: a systematic review.
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